Leading the Hydrogen Revolution: Insights from the Canadian Hydrogen Association Passed
Wednesday December 11, 2024 16:00 - 16:20 Room T1
Lecturer: Ivette Vera-Perez
Theme: International outlook, Language: English
| Canada aims to become a top three clean hydrogen producer in the world by 2050, with a projected value of the domestic market for hydrogen and related products of $50 billion according to its National Hydrogen Strategy. With a 100-year legacy of industry and research expertise, Canada’s hydrogen and hydrogen technology sector is a global leader as a result of pioneering technologies and a strong history of partnerships between industry, academia, governments and other international professional associations. The Canadian Hydrogen Association has played a key role in this leadership and will continue to do so while helping to create a prosperous net-zero world. |
Lecturers
Ivette Vera-Perez Lecturer
President
Canadian Hydrogen Association
Ivette Vera-Perez is President and CEO of the Canadian Hydrogen Association and has over 15 years of experience in the cleantech and environmental technologies sector. Her expertise spans from business development to site engineering, operations, and financing. She holds a Master of Applied Science from the University of British Columbia, and an MBA from McGill University. Before joining the Canadian Hydrogen Association, Ms. Vera-Perez was the National Team Lead for Mitacs’s industry business development group and directed a multidisciplinary team across Canada with the mandate of helping industry secure top talent to advance innovation. She also previously served as the Manager for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction programs at the Ontario Centres of Innovation, where she managed over $275 million in program funding. Ivette also serves on the board of the Ontario Clean Technologies Industry Association (OCTIA).